Sophocles : Oedipus at Colonus.
In his final play, Sophocles returns to the ever-popular character of Oedipus, the blind outcast of Thebes, the ultimate symbol of human reversal, whose fall he had so memorably treated in the 'Oedipus Tyrannus'. In this play, Sophocles brings the aged Oedipus to Athens, where he seeks suc...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2013
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| Series: | Companions to Greek and Roman tragedy.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Sophocles and Athens; 2. A Synopsis of the Play; 3. The Oedipus Myth and the OC; 4. Oedipal Accounts; 5. Oedipus and the Gods; 6. Athens and Attica; 7. Characters; 8. Oedipal Receptions; Notes; Further Reading; Bibliography; Glossary; A; C; E; F; L; M; O; P; S; T; X; Index; A; C; D; E; F; H; I; J; K; L; N; O; P; S; T; X; Z.
